NEW YORK, July 5 (Xinhua) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday declared that Japan’s plans to launch handled radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean had been in keeping with worldwide security requirements, however fears over radiation proceed.
The nuclear authority’s last report concluded that the handled water would “have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment” as soon as it’s launched. “Japan’s plan has provoked controversy both at home and abroad, as government officials in China and many residents in South Korea have protested the release as unsafe,” stated The New York Times.
Rafael Grossi, IAEA director common, stated that ought to Japan proceed with its deliberate discharge, the IAEA would additionally open a station in Fukushima to proceed reviewing the water’s security “for decades to come.”
Tepco, the facility firm that operated the plant and that’s now overseeing its decommissioning, stated that remedy of the water was making it secure to launch, however “critics say that the Japanese government and Tepco have not been transparent enough about the treatment process or the planned release,” stated the NYT report.
Wu Jianghao, China’s ambassador to Japan, stated in a news convention on Tuesday that “Japan should stop the plan to release the water into the sea, but seriously consult with the international community and consider a scientific, safe, transparent and convincing response.” Japan had made its resolution with out “sufficient consultations,” he famous.
Opinion is even divided inside Japan. In a ballot launched by JNN, a Japanese tv community, 45 p.c of respondents supported the plan, whereas 40 p.c stated they had been in opposition to it, stated the report.